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RAILROAD-@32E TRUSS.

1,Application vfiled 0ctober26, 1926.

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The joined ends of the rails are the wealrest portions of a traclr and as a train passes over them its weight tends to force the joined rail ends and the tie supporting them down-- wardly and form a depressed place in the` traclr with the resulting danger of a wreck.

Therefore, one object of the invention is to provide a truss which maybe applied to the rail supporting ties and very firmly brace the tie upon which the joined ends of abutting rails rest against downward movement.

AnotherI object of the invention is to permit the end portions of the truss to rest upon the upper face of adjacent ties and take the place of the usual tie plates used'upon these ties.

Another object of the invention is to form the truss from a single strip of strong metal and thereby reduce the cost of manufacture The invention is illustrated in the accom-` panying drawings, wherein:

Figure l is a perspective view showing one of the improved trusses in operative relation to cooperating ties.`

Figure 2 is a side elevation showing a fragment of-a railway track with one of the j trusses applied thereto.

Figure 3 is a top plan view of the structure shown in Figure 2.

The truss constituting the subject matter of this invention is preferably formedas a unitary structure and consists of astrip of steel or other strong metal of suitable width and thickness, according to the weight of the rails with which it is to be employed Vrlhe strip from which the truss is formed isbent adjacent its center to provide a flat intermediate portion l and also bent in spaced relationk to its ends to provide end portions 2 which are connected with op posite ends of the intermediate portion l by arms or connecting` portions 8. The arms 3 extend upwardly from the intermediate por tion, as shown in Figure 2, and by referring to this figure it will be seen that they support the end portions 2 in a plane spaced above and substantially parallel to the plane of the intermediate portion 1. Therefore, when the truss is in use the intermediate por- Serial No. 144,342

tion l may extend transversely beneath the tie l upon which the jolned ends of the rails E rest and the end portions 2 may rest upon the upper faces of the ties 6 spaced from opposite sides of the tie fl. The thicknessof the metal from which the truss is formed corresponds to the thickness of the tie plate i carried by the tie l and secured theretoby spikes 8 which engage opposite side portions of the rail bases. rlhe portions of the rails which rest upon the end portions 2 of the truss will, therefore, be retained at the proper elevation. It will thus be seen that the end portions 2 may serve as tie plates for the ties 6. The end portions of the truss are of greater width than the bases of the rails and project from opposite sides thereof, as shown in Fiefure 3; preferably recesses leading from opposite sides of the truss, are formed in the end portions 2 and are adapted to receive spikesV Passages 9 which are (ifi a wreck as the joined rail ends are retained portions with opposite ends of the interme- 'diate portion and supporting the end portions in a plane above the plane of the inter mediate portion, the said end portions`being adapted to be secured upon the upper faces of ties spaced from opposite sides of a tie resting upon said intermediate portion and constituting tie plates upon which rails are to rest.

2. A tie truss comprising a metallic strip bent intermediate its length to provide an intermediate portion adapted to extend transversely across the under face of a tie supporting joined rail ends and arms diverg ing upwardly from the intermediate portion, sai-d arms havingtheir free end portions bent to rest flat upon the upper faces of adjacent ties and extend longitudinally beneath the rails, the said end portions being` of greater width than the rail bases and formed with apertures to receive spikes for engaging vopposite sid-e portions of the rail bases. f

'3. A tie truss comprising an elongated body having tie engaging intermediate and end portions, and other portions connecting the end portions with opposite ends 'of the intermediate portion, the said end portions being disposed in a plane spaced above and Leeaeee substantially parallel to the plane of the intermediate portion and adapted to rest upon the upper Jraces of ties disposed at opposit-e sides of a tie resting upon the intermediate portion and constituting tie plates, said end Aportions being of greater Width than the bases of rails to rest thereon. and formed with passages to receive fasteners for engaging opposite sides of the rail bases. 20

In testimony whereof I aix my signature.

JOHN E. FEAGANS. [n al 

